Andrew Griffiths’s voting in Parliament

Andrew Griffiths is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Andrew Griffiths sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Andrew Griffiths consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Andrew Griffiths’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Andrew Griffiths’s full vote analysis page for more.

Andrew Griffiths has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 11 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill: Condition for exercise of power to increase limit: LDCs and LICs 6 Dec 2016

  Next few days?

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Government Departments: Food 7 Jul 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made on ensuring that government departments buy more British food.

• Alcohol Consumption Guidelines 28 Jun 2016

  Will the Minister give way?

More of Andrew Griffiths’s recent appearances

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Profile

Conservative MP for Burton

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @agriffithsmp
• https://facebook.com/voteandrewgriffiths

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Griffiths campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Health
• Department for Education
• Home Department
• Gcse
• Drugs: Rehabilitation
• Prisons: Drugs
• Children in Care
• Teenage Pregnancy

Currently held offices

• Member, Committee of Selection (since 12 Sep 2017)
• Government Whip (since 17 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (1 Nov 2010 to 31 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Janet Dean
• Ivan Lawrence
• John Jennings
• Arthur Colegate
• Arthur Lyne
• John Gretton
• John Gretton
• Robert Ratcliff
• Sydney Evershed
• Michael Bass

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Care Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Griffiths’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 125 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Griffiths’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 162 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)